
I spoke with one person recently whose HOA was proposing a fairly radical idea: freeze your trash. They were going to ask all residents of the condominium complex to wrap their perishable garbage in plastic bags & store it in their freezer to keep it from spoiling. Then, the night before the trash pickup, they could move all their frozen trash into their trash can & place the can at the curb.
Could this be effective? Probably. Could this be practically implemented? Not unless it's a grass roots effort and all the residents of the complex are calling for it. I don't think the association is going to be able to get enough support to pass this idea – who has that much extra space in their freezer, and who wants to keep their trash right next to their food?
Good luck with that one, HOA Board. I like your intentions, but I don't think this one's going to fly. Personally, I'll stick with occasionally washing out my smelly trash can!
- Chris Butterworth